David was the first to publish a songbook of his Hebrew worship songs, and the first to record Messianic Jewish music so the songs could be sung all over the world. It took a miraculous series of events to lead David and his wife, Lisa, to become pioneers of messianic worship in Israel.

One of the largest high schools in Jerusalem, the Gymnasia is home to several Messianic students some of whom had attended youth group meetings days before being diagnosed with the coronavirus. Now, all teens and leaders who attended those meetings were forced to go into quarantine as well.

While most of the country was reducing its services or shutting its doors entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aviv Ministry was able to expand its women’s shelter into a more spacious facility in Beersheva and is already welcoming new residents.

The believers in the land of Israel, like in many other nations, have been prohibited from congregating, so they have been exploring other ways to continue their ministry. Many congregations have been very efficient in caring for their communities.

"What an honor – the task of helping to heal the rift between humanity and God. Whether we are aware of it or not, we do represent God to those who don’t know him. This means we can share His heart, His words, and tell of His kindness."

Simcha writes, "For years I carried around the guilt of motherhood not being ‘enough’. I am one of the many many women who believed that motherhood needed to fulfill me, complete me, and be my everything."

The most important stories to know this week are the discovery of a 2,000 year old underground room near the Western Wall, the Israeli response to an Iranian cyber-attack, and the Palestinian Authority announcement that they are cancelling security coordination with Israel.

David was the first to publish a songbook of his Hebrew worship songs, and the first to record Messianic Jewish music so the songs could be sung all over the world. It took a miraculous series of events to lead David and his wife, Lisa, to become pioneers of messianic worship in Israel.

One of the largest high schools in Jerusalem, the Gymnasia is home to several Messianic students some of whom had attended youth group meetings days before being diagnosed with the coronavirus. Now, all teens and leaders who attended those meetings were forced to go into quarantine as well.

While most of the country was reducing its services or shutting its doors entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aviv Ministry was able to expand its women’s shelter into a more spacious facility in Beersheva and is already welcoming new residents.

The believers in the land of Israel, like in many other nations, have been prohibited from congregating, so they have been exploring other ways to continue their ministry. Many congregations have been very efficient in caring for their communities.

"What an honor – the task of helping to heal the rift between humanity and God. Whether we are aware of it or not, we do represent God to those who don’t know him. This means we can share His heart, His words, and tell of His kindness."

Simcha writes, "For years I carried around the guilt of motherhood not being ‘enough’. I am one of the many many women who believed that motherhood needed to fulfill me, complete me, and be my everything."

The most important stories to know this week are the discovery of a 2,000 year old underground room near the Western Wall, the Israeli response to an Iranian cyber-attack, and the Palestinian Authority announcement that they are cancelling security coordination with Israel.

Being within the “much more” care of God

Luke 12:24 - Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!

As the world around us seems to grow darker, it is time to remind ourselves that according to Luke 12:24, the believer is within the “much more” care of God. Dr. Fruchtenbaum elaborated on this position in our most recent Ariel Magazine. The position has seven facets. It is worth studying the verses Dr. Fruchtenbaum listed and meditate on them. They bring comfort in perilous times.

Second, the believer does not only have access to God’s grace, but is also the object of His grace: By His grace, God has saved the believer (Jn. 5:24; 6:27, 39, 40, 47; Eph. 2:7-9; I Jn. 5:11-13); by His grace, He will keep the believer safe (Rom. 5:2; Phil. 1:6); by His grace, the believer can serve God (Jn. 17:18; Eph. 4:7); and by His grace, God teaches the believer and instructs him concerning spiritual truths (Titus 2:11-13).

The third facet of being within the much more care of God is that the believer is the object of God’s power in that His power is often manifested through the saints (Eph. 1:19).

The fourth facet of this position is that the believer is also the object of God’s faithfulness. The believer receives unbroken, divine faithfulness (I Cor. 1:9; 10:13; Phil. 1:6; I Thess. 5:24; II Thess. 3:3; Heb. 13:5).

The fifth facet of being within the much more care of God is that the believer is the object of God’s peace. Because the wrath of God has been appeased, He is no longer angry with the believer; the believer has the peace of God dwelling within him (Jn. 14:27; 16:33; Rom. 5:1; Phil. 4:7; Col. 3:15).

The sixth facet of this position is that the believer is the object of God’s consolation and comfort. When a believer undergoes a period of grief because of the loss of a relative, a friend, or a close associate, he has the comfort of God (II Cor. 1:3-4; 7:6; II Thess. 2:16-17).

The seventh facet is that the believer is the object of God’s intercession. It is because of this position that the Messiah is continually interceding on behalf of the believer (Rom. 8:27, 34; I Tim. 2:5; Heb. 7:25; I Jn. 2:1).”

www.ariel.org (in English); www.ariel-israel.org.il (in Hebrew). Arnold Fruchtenbaum is the founder and director of Ariel Ministries, a U.S. based ministry that has been providing Bible teaching from a Messianic Jewish perspective for over 40 years. Arnold was born in 1943 in Siberia, Russia, after his Jewish father was falsely accused of being a Nazi spy when he fled Poland from Hitler. With the help of the Israeli underground in 1947, the Fruchtenbaum family escaped from behind the Iron Curtain to Germany, where they were confined to British Displaced Persons' camps. There, Arnold received Orthodox Jewish training from his father, before the family finally immigrated to New York in 1951. Before their release, however, the family was befriended by a Lutheran minister, and it was this contact that eventually led Arnold and his mother to the New York headquarters of the American Board of Missions to the Jews (ABMJ). Five years later, this same meeting brought Arnold, at age 13, to saving knowledge of Jesus the Messiah. Read more about Arnold at https://www.ariel.org/about/dr-fruchtenbaum.

"When Moshe went into the tent of meeting in order to speak with Adonai, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the ark-cover on the ark for the testimony, from between the two k’ruvim; and He spoke to him." Numbers 7:89